Tanya Sych knows what it means to grow up without the safety of a real home. She was one of six children taken into an orphanage after addiction consumed her family. Her mother drank heavily, used drugs, and cycled in and out of prison. Her father, Tanya...
Dasha Rybinska was only ten years old when social services came and took her and her siblings away. No one explained it plainly. They were simply told they were being taken somewhere else, somewhere like a hospital. In reality, they were being placed in an...
Lifesong Moldova, led by Alina Druta, serves vulnerable children, young people, and families through Christ-centered care, discipleship, and a deep commitment to family-based restoration. ...
Capturing Grace on a journey to Moldova [vc_zigzag color="green" el_border_width="8" css_animation="fadeInDown"] There are some stories that do not come rushing out. They emerge carefully, almost reluctantly, as if they have spent years learning how to survive by staying hidden. That was Anna. When I sat down with her in Moldova,...
Capturing Grace on a journey to Moldova [vc_zigzag color="green" el_border_width="8" css_animation="fadeInDown"] There are moments when you walk into a place and you can feel the difference before anyone says a word. This was one of those places. I stepped into what used to be a placement center, what most...
Before he ever told me his story, Zhenya’s backpack already said something about the life he had lived. One patch marked him as part of a specialized anti-drone unit. Another referenced unmanned ground vehicles. Another carried the identity of his team. Together they spoke of a...
There was a time when Nadia could not even hear the word “mother” without breaking. She was fifteen when her mom died, old enough to feel the loss deeply, but still so young to carry it. The grief did not stay quiet. It worked its way...
When Sveta began sharing her story, it didn’t come quickly. It came in pieces… carefully… as if each part carried more weight than words could hold. What emerged was a childhood marked by instability, moments without protection, and a future that once felt uncertain at best. And yet...
If she’s first, she praises; if she’s third, she leans across the line anyway—because finishing is a kind of worship too....
Maria chose to join the Kyrgyzstan Without Orphans Board to become the voice for children without a home....
